Doubs (river)

Doubs
The Doubs between Switzerland and France
Native name	Le Doubs
Other name	German: Dub
Origin	Mouthe, Jura mountains
Mouth	Saône
Basin countries	France, Switzerland
Length	453 kilometres (281 mi)
Source elevation	937 m
Avg. discharge	176 m³/s
Basin area	7500 km²

The Doubs (French: Le Doubs, French pronunciation: ​[du], German: Dub) is a 453 kilometres (281 mi) long river in eastern France and western Switzerland, left tributary of the Saône. Its source is near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains.

First it flows northeast, more or less along the French-Swiss border (forming the border for approx. 40 km). Near Montbéliard it turns southwest, until it flows into the river Saône in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, approx. 20 km northeast of Chalon-sur-Saône. Its entire course resembles an inverted letter U, with the northeastern corner the only point at which the Doubs flows into Switzerland as far as Saint-Ursanne.

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Course of the Doubs

The Doubs flows through the following Departments of France, Cantons of Switzerland, and cities:

• Doubs (F): Pontarlier
• Neuchâtel (CH)
• Jura (CH): Saint-Ursanne
• Doubs (F): Montbéliard, Besançon
• Jura (F): Dole
• Saône-et-Loire (F): Verdun-sur-le-Doubs

Tributaries include:

• Loue
• Dessoubre

The river forms several lakes:

• Lac des Brenets (elevation 750 m)
• Lac de Moron (elevation 716 m)
• Lac de Biaufond (elevation 610 m)

See also

• January 1910 Doubs river flood

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Doubs at the Sandre database